Chapter 2 of The Station is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Station is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?” Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more. “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?” Kelly was still silent. “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
Chapter 2 of The Station is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading ““Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?””
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading ““You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?””
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
a stupid foolish person
From this reading ““Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.”
give an incentive for action
From this reading ““You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?””
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading ““Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
subject to laughter or ridicule
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
and nothing more
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
a stupid foolish person
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
on one occasion
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
a human being
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
give an incentive for action
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Kelly was still silent.
not in physical motion
From this reading Kelly was still silent.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
carry out
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
which person or people
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Chapter 2 of The Station by William Carleton holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 442 sentences of The Station, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Station by William Carleton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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